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chuck hagel was not going to give it to him. >> john mccain is not the issue, it is chuck hagel. his problem is not some tax, it is knowledge, elementary knowledge. he spoke about the government of iran as illegitimate the elected government. we know that the revolution of 2009 was part by the fact that it was a rigged election, an illegitimate economy. the clip i wanted you to show was the one in which he said, he was asked about the policy of containment. it was not a bad during issue. he says, yes, i support the administration's policy of containment. he then gets a note that says, i have been told that i made a mistake. of course i am not in support of that. a policy of this administration on containment is that it does not have a policy of containment. at which point democratic senator levin had to rescue him and said, in fact, the administration has a policy of containment, and it is to oppose it. he was clueless. >> colby? >> he was in the position where he had to dodge a little bit. let's go back to the exchange with senator mccain on the surge. the issue was never the su
chuck hagel was not going to give it to him. >> john mccain is not the issue, it is chuck hagel. his problem is not some tax, it is knowledge, elementary knowledge. he spoke about the government of iran as illegitimate the elected government. we know that the revolution of 2009 was part by the fact that it was a rigged election, an illegitimate economy. the clip i wanted you to show was the one in which he said, he was asked about the policy of containment. it was not a bad during issue....
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heat over hagel. commander in chief barack obama has nominated charles chuck hagel for secretary of defense. hagel testified before the senate armed services committed tee this week. is senator john mccain grilling hagel about hagel's opposition to the surge in iraq in 2007. >> were you correct in your judgment. >> i would defer that to history. >> when you were right or wrong about the surge. >> i'll explain why i played those comments. >> i want to know if you were right or wrong. that is a direct question. i expect a direct answer. >> senator hagel explained he opposed the surge in iraq because it cost nearly 1200 american lives. >> i saw the consequences and the suffering and the horror of war. so i did question a surge. i always ask the question, is this going to be worth the sacrifice? because there will be sacrifice. >> that was hagel's emphasis on the cost factor. my question is this. his emphasis on the cost factor in military decisions, does it serve as a dodge to senator mccain's bullet? or
heat over hagel. commander in chief barack obama has nominated charles chuck hagel for secretary of defense. hagel testified before the senate armed services committed tee this week. is senator john mccain grilling hagel about hagel's opposition to the surge in iraq in 2007. >> were you correct in your judgment. >> i would defer that to history. >> when you were right or wrong about the surge. >> i'll explain why i played those comments. >> i want to know if you...
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hagel. >> i'm very glad to welcome you back. this is your washington monthly. i must commend you on this terrific magazine devoted to a large extent on what sprang from the career of abraham lincoln, raised history in obama's second term. good luck with the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation. >> thank you. >> i commend you. for those hands out there see this. okay. hag gel over hagel. >> he would be the first person of enlisted rank to serve as secretary of defense. one of the few secretaries who have been wounded in war, and the first vietnam veteran to lead the department. >> president obama announced this week his choice for secretary of defense. former two-term senator from nebraska, chuck hagel. get this. unlike president obama, the democrat, hagel is a republican. hagel voted for the war in iraq in 2003. senator hagel became a vocal critic of the war's management. also, israel backers are incensed by senator hagel's words really israel. hagel said, "the jewish lobby int
hagel. >> i'm very glad to welcome you back. this is your washington monthly. i must commend you on this terrific magazine devoted to a large extent on what sprang from the career of abraham lincoln, raised history in obama's second term. good luck with the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation. >> thank you. >> i commend you. for those hands out there see this. okay. hag gel over hagel. >> he would be the first person of enlisted rank to serve as secretary...
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think hagel's very interesting. if i had to say what is the obama doctrine? it is end today's wars as quickly as possible, be reticent about getting involved in future wars and nation-build at home as he said constantly during the campaign and that means drawing down the pentagon because you need that money and hagel comports with that world view exactly so hagel fits perfectly with the obama administration's agenda right now. gwen: alexis, you were at the white house for the news conference this afternoon and to get to christie's question, did you have a sense that they meant to make an announcement that things were changing or was it coming out to say everything was fine, we'll proceed at pace? >> the administration has been lining up thoughts about how many troops will be left and how firmly the president believes that the united states is going to proceed on a time table. so the administration was dangling the idea that there might be zero troops as a pressure, a way to pressure karzai and the afghan, you know, government, in order to suggest, you know, y
think hagel's very interesting. if i had to say what is the obama doctrine? it is end today's wars as quickly as possible, be reticent about getting involved in future wars and nation-build at home as he said constantly during the campaign and that means drawing down the pentagon because you need that money and hagel comports with that world view exactly so hagel fits perfectly with the obama administration's agenda right now. gwen: alexis, you were at the white house for the news conference...
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chuck hagel is not someone who is absolutely predictable. he going to be with you 99% of the time and say what you want. and i think there are some people who view any criticism of whatever the administration is and could is somehow disloyal to the state of israel. if you stay with the labor party in israel says about benjamin netanyahu in this yes, you make yourself vulnerable to charges of anti-sellphism in some quarters. >> woodruff: if there was a fight over-- if there is a fight coming over chuck hagel there would be a bigger fight for the last week, months, david, over the fiscal cliff. and whatever it has been called since we first heard about it. is the country better off because of what this congress passed finally on new year's day, the day after new years? >> i think we are immeasurably worse off. i think it was a complete failure. what do we want out of this. the president wanted a balance deal with tax increases and spending cuts. we did not get a balanced deal. there were no real spending cuts. second we could have done somethi
chuck hagel is not someone who is absolutely predictable. he going to be with you 99% of the time and say what you want. and i think there are some people who view any criticism of whatever the administration is and could is somehow disloyal to the state of israel. if you stay with the labor party in israel says about benjamin netanyahu in this yes, you make yourself vulnerable to charges of anti-sellphism in some quarters. >> woodruff: if there was a fight over-- if there is a fight...
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>> i would say in senator hagel's case it has been a profound... it has had a profound impact on him. he's the first generation of what you might call the vietnam syndrome. he's scared of the use of force abroad. i would just suggest that since world war ii i think the order that we have known, the prosperous more or less peaceful order that we have known as been because of the exercise of american power abroad. i think senator hagel was wrong on iraq. he's wrong on afghanistan. and i think these are very dangerous times. he's in fact in serious disagreement with the president. the president made it very clear that if iran does not stop its nuclear program that he will take the united states to war to stop it. >> obviously the president is satisfied that he's appointing somebody who sees eye to eye on this critical issue. >> ifill: john brennan, someone that the president is also very close to, who has been basically in his ear at the white house for some time now. and is most... he's identified in the public eye at all, it is his connection to the
>> i would say in senator hagel's case it has been a profound... it has had a profound impact on him. he's the first generation of what you might call the vietnam syndrome. he's scared of the use of force abroad. i would just suggest that since world war ii i think the order that we have known, the prosperous more or less peaceful order that we have known as been because of the exercise of american power abroad. i think senator hagel was wrong on iraq. he's wrong on afghanistan. and i...
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hagel or mr. donelan? >> you know, it seems to me that john kerry has been much more in the mainstream and sort of closer to where the administration has been. i think he has gone out as a troubleshooter for the administration on several occasions. >> rose: syria, for example. >> pakistan, syria, other places. and i suspect that president obama is not going to see in senator john kerry as much of an independent operator as we saw with, say, secretary clinton who pressed very hard with bob gates for a much more muscular expansion of the surge in afghanistan. she pressed very hard for the libya intervention. and i'm -- it's not clear to me yet that secretary kerry, if he is confirmed, would necessarily press as hard as she did on those issues. he may well surprise us on that. >> rose: she has high public marks for what she did as secretary of state. among the foreign policy people, what do they look at as her principal accomplishment? >> i think that the public marks have been a little bit higher, charlie, t
hagel or mr. donelan? >> you know, it seems to me that john kerry has been much more in the mainstream and sort of closer to where the administration has been. i think he has gone out as a troubleshooter for the administration on several occasions. >> rose: syria, for example. >> pakistan, syria, other places. and i suspect that president obama is not going to see in senator john kerry as much of an independent operator as we saw with, say, secretary clinton who pressed very...
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senator chuck hagel faced a hostile reception today from half of the committee that must sign off before he can become secretary of defense. his senate confirmation hearing centered heavily on criticism from his one-time republican colleagues. the atmosphere was friendly enough at the outset as chuck hagel began his big day before the armed services committee. he quickly sought to allay concerns on both sides about his positions on everything from iran to israel to nuclear weapons. >> no one individual vote, no one individual quote, no one individual statement defines me, my beliefs, or my record. my overall world view has never changed: that america has and must maintain the strongest military in the world. >> i believe, and always have, that america must engage, not retreat, in the world, but engage in the world. my record is consistent on these points. >> woodruff: but as a nebraska senator, in 2007, hagel angered fellow republicans when he opposed the surge of u.s. troops into iraq. today, his former close friend, arizona senator john mccain made clear, they haven't forgotten. >> wer
senator chuck hagel faced a hostile reception today from half of the committee that must sign off before he can become secretary of defense. his senate confirmation hearing centered heavily on criticism from his one-time republican colleagues. the atmosphere was friendly enough at the outset as chuck hagel began his big day before the armed services committee. he quickly sought to allay concerns on both sides about his positions on everything from iran to israel to nuclear weapons. >> no...
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. >> woodruff: still to come on the "newshour": the hold up on the hagel nomination; four freshmen on capitol hill an olympic star charged with murder. and a president's love story. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: senate democrats moved today to find a way to prevent the sequester-- across- the-board spending cuts, set to take effect march first. they called for smaller reductions in farm subsidies and the pentagon budget, plus a minimum 30% tax on million- dollar incomes. republicans are expected to oppose the measure because of the tax increase. house speaker john boehner said the burden is on president obama to break the deadlock. >> the sequester, i don't like it and no one should like it, but the sequester is there because the president insisted that it be there. where is the president's plan to replace the sequester that he insisted upon? >> sreenivasan: white house officials warned that letting the across-the-board cuts take effect would be disastrous. for his part, the president traveled to decatur, georgia, selling his plan to ma
. >> woodruff: still to come on the "newshour": the hold up on the hagel nomination; four freshmen on capitol hill an olympic star charged with murder. and a president's love story. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: senate democrats moved today to find a way to prevent the sequester-- across- the-board spending cuts, set to take effect march first. they called for smaller reductions in farm subsidies and the pentagon budget,...
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hagel said the u.s. does not make a position on competing claims between china and its neighbors. >> we firmly oppose any nations use of intimidation, coercion, or the threat of force to assert those claims. the united states will not look the other way when fundamental principles of the international order are being challenged. >> hagel also criticized china for its continuing cyber snooping effort. a chinese military official called hagel's accusations groundless, but that he appreciated hagel's candor. >>> the palestinian president has said the formation of a new unity government will be announced monday, backed by hamas and fatah. hamas is considered a terrorist organization by both israel and the west. he told french activists that israel has claimed it will not recognize such a government. >>> in ukraine, clashes continue. this week, the organization for the security and cooperation in europe lost contact with five monitors and the head of the osc said the mission may have to withdraw due to safety
hagel said the u.s. does not make a position on competing claims between china and its neighbors. >> we firmly oppose any nations use of intimidation, coercion, or the threat of force to assert those claims. the united states will not look the other way when fundamental principles of the international order are being challenged. >> hagel also criticized china for its continuing cyber snooping effort. a chinese military official called hagel's accusations groundless, but that he...
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laura: chuck hagel speaking to katty kay on her new show, with "100 days." members of the lower house of the british parliament approved legislation aimed at authorizing negotiations to leave the european union proceeding to the next stage. 498 in favor, 114 against. three russian cyber security experts have been charged with treason for betraying their country to the united states. it may bepeculation linked to cia intelligence on russian hacking during the u.s. presidential election. president putin says the arrests are not related to the hacking, which russia denies. be getting an operation to evacuate settlers from the illegal west bank outpost. israel ruled that it was built andrivate palestinian land should be demolished. the evacuation is one day after israel announced it would help 3000 additional homes for jewish settlers in the west bank's. still to come on tonight's met as strangers in an airport and walked away with the story of a lifetime. how a purple heart brought these 2 men together. the 4 inventors of the digital camera were awarded the hig
laura: chuck hagel speaking to katty kay on her new show, with "100 days." members of the lower house of the british parliament approved legislation aimed at authorizing negotiations to leave the european union proceeding to the next stage. 498 in favor, 114 against. three russian cyber security experts have been charged with treason for betraying their country to the united states. it may bepeculation linked to cia intelligence on russian hacking during the u.s. presidential...
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: defense secretary chuck hagel ordered a full review of security procedures and clearances at military facilities worldwide in the wake of the massacre at washington's navy yard. we have an exclusive interview with secretary hagel tonight. >> the highest responsibility leaders have is to protect their people, is to take care of their people. when something like this happens something fails. something broke down. > >> woodruff: plus, u.s. financial markets shot up to record highs, after a surprise announcement by the federal reserve bank that it will continue its economic stimulus program. >> ifill: and we travel to the northernmost tip of north america, where climate change is endangering a centuries-old way of life for native alaskans. >> this is our garden, our grocery store, you know, it's kind of hard to say if our younger generations will be able to do what we do. >> ifill: good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> ma
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: defense secretary chuck hagel ordered a full review of security procedures and clearances at military facilities worldwide in the wake of the massacre at washington's navy yard. we have an exclusive interview with secretary hagel tonight. >> the highest responsibility leaders have is to protect their people, is to take care of their people. when something like this happens something fails. something broke down. >...
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and that it would be chuck hagel. the fact that they didn't do that could mean that they are taking more time to line things up politically. or it could mean they are having second thoughts. policically there are really two issues. one there is criticism, i think largely unjust find of to the being supportive of israel. the one that you see less of has to do with the fact that if kerry is secretary of state and hagel is secretary of defense, is there a job for a senior woman at the top levels of the foreign policy team. >> brown: david ignatius, what do you see going on? >> well, i think president obama is not yet made up his mind. i think they got out ahead of themselves in a sense. they were floating hagel as if it was a done deal when it really wasn't. s there's been intense criticism. i think for obama to pullback on hagel after appearing to have done that on susan rice would present at the beginning of the second term an image of weakness domestically and also naturale: -- internationally. >> brown: and hagel, a
and that it would be chuck hagel. the fact that they didn't do that could mean that they are taking more time to line things up politically. or it could mean they are having second thoughts. policically there are really two issues. one there is criticism, i think largely unjust find of to the being supportive of israel. the one that you see less of has to do with the fact that if kerry is secretary of state and hagel is secretary of defense, is there a job for a senior woman at the top levels...
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tonight we are pleased to be joined by chuck hagel. the combat vet earns two purple hearts. he was a member of the who intelligence committee. he serves of the chairman of the atlantic council. he joins us tonight from washington. good to have you on this program. so much news i want to get to. let me jump in with syria. we told americans to get out. your thoughts on the deteriorating relationship with syria and what is happening inside the country? >> these are very difficult, delicate, and complicated issues. did the united states or any one nation does not have the ability to change or control of events, and i think we saw about over last 12 months in tunisia and egypt as well as libya and bahrain, but what we can do is continue to work with our allies representing the middle east, the arab league, the united nations, working with our very close nato ally and friend, turkey pure against -- turkey. these are interconnected dynamics said do not present an easy way out. the only way to do this is continue to put as much pressure through every control we have to bring this to
tonight we are pleased to be joined by chuck hagel. the combat vet earns two purple hearts. he was a member of the who intelligence committee. he serves of the chairman of the atlantic council. he joins us tonight from washington. good to have you on this program. so much news i want to get to. let me jump in with syria. we told americans to get out. your thoughts on the deteriorating relationship with syria and what is happening inside the country? >> these are very difficult, delicate,...
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andinforms kerry, biden, hagel of the decision he has made with that trio of the diocese. >> why would you want a cabinet job? >> the pay is not bad. in that sense is barack obama does not have a jim baker. he does not have a leon panetta. he does not have an individual with the understanding of government, how it works, to help with what they call policy execution. he has people there who love him, honor him, and obey him. they do not understand how you make the machinery work. of whether the president could come out of this thing and do something on immigration, the problem turns on his credibility. next thing thehe president has to say about anything? immigration. he will have to make assertions, are those assertions going to hold up? the same way you are asking about affordable care act. what comes next with this president? that is his problem. that is the confidence question that will threaten his entire agenda. >> i think you're right. what happened with obamacare highlighted the underlying flaws of it ministration. websiteidence issue, a you would imagine you get a bunch of 12 y
andinforms kerry, biden, hagel of the decision he has made with that trio of the diocese. >> why would you want a cabinet job? >> the pay is not bad. in that sense is barack obama does not have a jim baker. he does not have a leon panetta. he does not have an individual with the understanding of government, how it works, to help with what they call policy execution. he has people there who love him, honor him, and obey him. they do not understand how you make the machinery work. of...
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chuck hagel was asked about it during questioning about his job. there was questioning by john mccain about the surge in iraq. >> or you correct or incorrect when you say it -- when you said that the search would be the most dangerous foreign-policy disaster sense the non? the question is right or wrong. i would like the answer of whether you are right or wrong and then you are free to elaborate. >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer. >> let the record show that you refused to answer the question. >> if you would like me to explain, -- >> i actually would like an answer. >> what else did we learn from today's hearing a short time ago? he did not do the best job of defending himself. >> no, it was a fractious hearing and pointless. he referred to the government of iran as legitimately elected. he apologized for saying that israel had arranged a slaughter of its enemies. he was defending his views on iran. on israel, they think he is not friendly enough. in the end, i don't think we learned a lot about him, really. in the past, he had expre
chuck hagel was asked about it during questioning about his job. there was questioning by john mccain about the surge in iraq. >> or you correct or incorrect when you say it -- when you said that the search would be the most dangerous foreign-policy disaster sense the non? the question is right or wrong. i would like the answer of whether you are right or wrong and then you are free to elaborate. >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer. >> let the record show that you...
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. >>> in tokyo today, defense secretary chuck hagel criticized north korea and said the u.s. will send two missile defense ships to the region by 2017 in response. hagel compared china's recent actions over disputed islands in the east china sea to russia's recent annexation of crimea. >> you cannot go around the world and redefine boundaries and violate territorial integrity and sovereignty of nations by force, coercion and intimidation. whether it is in small islands in the pacific or large nations in europe. >>> to the to the middle east, benjamin netanyahu responded to reports the palestinian authority will seek international recognition rather than waiting for a u.s. brokered peace deal with israel. >> translator: the palestinians have much to lose by taking unilateral steps. they had only achieve a state through a direct negotiation, not by empty declaration or unilateral measures. unilateral steps on their part will be answered by unilateral steps from our side. we are willing to continue with the talks, but not at any cost. >> the palestinians say they set their new c
. >>> in tokyo today, defense secretary chuck hagel criticized north korea and said the u.s. will send two missile defense ships to the region by 2017 in response. hagel compared china's recent actions over disputed islands in the east china sea to russia's recent annexation of crimea. >> you cannot go around the world and redefine boundaries and violate territorial integrity and sovereignty of nations by force, coercion and intimidation. whether it is in small islands in the...
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wasnse secretary hagel asked specifically about the damage that would be inflicted in the event of a u.s. military strike. he said president obama has made it quite clear what the intention was. >> this would not be a pinprick. those were his words. this would be a significant fact, thet would, in greatest capability. >> pull more on the military options i spoke with former u.s. defense secretary william cohen. whatu were still there, would your advice be to the white house? >> the advice would be to take into account all of the contingencies. number one we have seen was secretary hagel saying we have gone from a shot across the bow couple of weeks ago when the president talked about this as a warning signal to syria not to use chemical weapons, to now something much more than a pinprick. so there has been this issue of what is the mission exactly going to be? how hard is it going to be? is it to light, too heavy, or just right? in time you initiate an act of war, the consequences can be far greater than what you have anticipated. we are talking about not only launching a military st
wasnse secretary hagel asked specifically about the damage that would be inflicted in the event of a u.s. military strike. he said president obama has made it quite clear what the intention was. >> this would not be a pinprick. those were his words. this would be a significant fact, thet would, in greatest capability. >> pull more on the military options i spoke with former u.s. defense secretary william cohen. whatu were still there, would your advice be to the white house?...
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with respect to chuck hagel and brennan, defense and c.i.a. just in the last week, their performance in front of the committees that have to confirm them has been pretty poor and that's not my judgment, that's the judgment of senators on both sides of the aisle. >> if you were in the senate would you vote against confirmation of chuck hagel? >> i would. >> rose: there are those who argue that this is personal with respect to chuck hagel because he said what he said with respect to the surge. is it for you personal? >> no, it's not personal for me. i presided or participated in the senate policy, republican policy for eight years. every tuesday when i was in town and i can't recall ever seeing chuck in one of those lunches. he wasn't sort of a very active participant as best i can tell from my perspective. i do believe that there are people that are far better qualified than he is to be -- >> rose: doesn't have the president some choice in determining who he ought to -- who he believes is the best qualified, who reflects his point of view and -
with respect to chuck hagel and brennan, defense and c.i.a. just in the last week, their performance in front of the committees that have to confirm them has been pretty poor and that's not my judgment, that's the judgment of senators on both sides of the aisle. >> if you were in the senate would you vote against confirmation of chuck hagel? >> i would. >> rose: there are those who argue that this is personal with respect to chuck hagel because he said what he said with...
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they're out on a limb with hagel right now. if they back down on hagel bhaus at the floated his name. if they back down on hagel after they backed down on susan rice, maybe that was the wise thing to do, but when dow it twice in a row, that suggests weakness. >> rose: so they can't back down. >> i think they would have problems if they backed down. >> rose: and the question comes from what, his attitude about israel. >> the theyo cons don't like him in general, some is israel, some iran, some other stuff. >> rose: i want to close this with this question. so the president won this election. it looked like a brilliant campaign run by his team. he comes to washington knowing that he will not run for public office again. is he changed? is he different? is he, what does he say in you interviewed him, first intersince the election? >> he seemed kind of tired in that interview. i think he always, for him going to hawaii on that situation is always an opportunity for him to sit back, to write, to reflect, to really think about the next
they're out on a limb with hagel right now. if they back down on hagel bhaus at the floated his name. if they back down on hagel after they backed down on susan rice, maybe that was the wise thing to do, but when dow it twice in a row, that suggests weakness. >> rose: so they can't back down. >> i think they would have problems if they backed down. >> rose: and the question comes from what, his attitude about israel. >> the theyo cons don't like him in general, some is...
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but i was-- it was a lousy performance by chuck hagel. he obviously decided he wasn't going get confrontational. when ted cruz, the junior senator from texas basically accused him of dishonesty, raised questions about his honor, and-- the idea that chuck hagel, that david and i know didn't say wait a minute, you know, and he did at the last question, i'm out of time now but let me ask you about this about your speeches and what you reported and didn't report. i mean at that point chuck hagel says let me tell you, you know, you've just raised a question, i don't care about time or time being out this is my time to tell you, you know, that you are absolutely wrong and-- and that was just missing completely. >> woodruff: so there is some reporting that hagel this is a deliberate strategy on hassle's part. >> it was. >> woodruff: not to be con fron taetional you are saying if that is what it was t didn't work. >> the senators were awful. we just had the highest suicide rate in the history of the u.s. military. we had one senator joe done oly,
but i was-- it was a lousy performance by chuck hagel. he obviously decided he wasn't going get confrontational. when ted cruz, the junior senator from texas basically accused him of dishonesty, raised questions about his honor, and-- the idea that chuck hagel, that david and i know didn't say wait a minute, you know, and he did at the last question, i'm out of time now but let me ask you about this about your speeches and what you reported and didn't report. i mean at that point chuck hagel...
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>> well, you know, secretary hagel said today that along with gen. dempsey said they had undergone a lot of planning for this raid, they had practiced it a number of times. i think it does require a lot of planning, whether weeks or months, i don't know, but i don't think it's something that they undertake as we were told yesterday without a great deal of planning and without intelligence from many different sources. they had signals intelligence, they had human intelligence, so they did have good reason to believe that this is where the hostages were being held. >> reporter: people are familiar with the successful raid to go after osama bin laden. i think some people may get the impression that something like this is usually successful. do we know whether there are many other attempts made like this by special forces that we just never hear about? >> i couldn't say. i think, in this case, for these hostages, we're pretty certain there haven't been. but remember, the successful raid against osama bin laden, i think the confidence that he was actually
>> well, you know, secretary hagel said today that along with gen. dempsey said they had undergone a lot of planning for this raid, they had practiced it a number of times. i think it does require a lot of planning, whether weeks or months, i don't know, but i don't think it's something that they undertake as we were told yesterday without a great deal of planning and without intelligence from many different sources. they had signals intelligence, they had human intelligence, so they did...
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. >> rose: let's just talk first about the resignation of chuck hagel, who i interviewed last week, and then he resigned. >> was there a relationship between that, do you think? >> rose: no, i don't. although, it's been suggested to me that, you know, clearly secretary hagel had it on his mind, the resignation, at that time, and it didn't just happen between that interview and the moment that he felt compelled to resign. help us understand it. >> well, it's difficult from the outside. secretary haig expel the president have a long-term and close relationship. >> rose: from the senate. >> from the senate. they were close to each other as senators. they traveled together. >> rose: sat on the senate foreign relations committee and went to israel together. >> yes, secretary hagel had an impact on then-senator obama's thinking and they became close friends and remain close friends. so it's difficult to penetrate those conversations. in their conversations they go both ways from the perspective of the secretary of defense and the perspective of the president. >> rose: what's interesting is th
. >> rose: let's just talk first about the resignation of chuck hagel, who i interviewed last week, and then he resigned. >> was there a relationship between that, do you think? >> rose: no, i don't. although, it's been suggested to me that, you know, clearly secretary hagel had it on his mind, the resignation, at that time, and it didn't just happen between that interview and the moment that he felt compelled to resign. help us understand it. >> well, it's difficult...
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you saw that our secretary of defense chuck hagel calls general al sisi, the authoritarian leader of egypt, and he said the military relationship is at risk. that is a wairng to the egyptian government, if they don't come forward with a plan for political reform, the united states could take the more drastic action in the future. >> woodruff: joe stork, we just heard ambassador burns say the u.s. is among, if not the most powerful player in the region, yet we heard the president today say the u.s. can't determine egypt's future. so what is the influence? >> i think the fact that chuck hagel made these 15 to 18 calls to general al sisi yesterday, is one indication of the limits of u.s. influence. also, you know, the u.s. aid, this $1.5 billion, it's not small change, but on the other hand, it ain't what it used to be in 19 sphierng or 1999, and we're look at a situation where saudi arabia, yiepted arab emirates, kuwait are pouring in funds to support the general. it's not as easy a picture, equation as it used to be. >> woodruff: ambassador burns, in a way you're both saying there are
you saw that our secretary of defense chuck hagel calls general al sisi, the authoritarian leader of egypt, and he said the military relationship is at risk. that is a wairng to the egyptian government, if they don't come forward with a plan for political reform, the united states could take the more drastic action in the future. >> woodruff: joe stork, we just heard ambassador burns say the u.s. is among, if not the most powerful player in the region, yet we heard the president today say...
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as defense secretary chuck hagel says, there are obvious red flags there, but nobody saw them. >> why they did not get picked up, why they were not incorporated into the process, those are all legitimate questions that we will be dealing with. we just heard senator dick durbin ask how someone with aaron alexis'background could end up with a secret clearance. do you have an answer to that? >> know, there are too many contractors. this is a function of nine/11. we have created this universe of contractors. there is a deeper thing here. as we live anywhere in the permissive society where people have rights. they have a lot of rights. they are lawyered up. thes hard to put them in hospital, hard-to-find them, do anything to them. this is mostly a good name, years of protecting individual rights, but the ugly consequence are these freakish actions where somebody who should have been incarcerated or put in the hospital had the freedom taken away long time ago, was allowed to roam free. >> i cover the supreme court and i read and have for decades all of these cases involving usually people,
as defense secretary chuck hagel says, there are obvious red flags there, but nobody saw them. >> why they did not get picked up, why they were not incorporated into the process, those are all legitimate questions that we will be dealing with. we just heard senator dick durbin ask how someone with aaron alexis'background could end up with a secret clearance. do you have an answer to that? >> know, there are too many contractors. this is a function of nine/11. we have created this...
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should we fire hagel? is he responsible for not running this? look at the naval academy and other places. we have tremendous problems in these systems these guys can't solve. >> you have an under performing cabinet official. >> you have an under performing society, john. >> how can you pretend to be a strong president by failing to fire the cabinet official? >> do you think anyone would say look, i think there's a problem in phoenix. some whistle blower just came out and told us about? >> this has been going on for long enough time that they had to find out about it if he was on top of the case. don't say a single payer doesn't work, if i may say so. they have a single payer system in canada. they have better health outcomes and 1/3 the cost of they are here. >> you think britain has a superior system? >> you can do it well and they do it well in canada. in the united states, particularly for the military, it has to be done well. >> exit question. is this scandal waxing or waning? >> just heard it, it's waxing. >> waxing big? >> it's waxing. >>
should we fire hagel? is he responsible for not running this? look at the naval academy and other places. we have tremendous problems in these systems these guys can't solve. >> you have an under performing cabinet official. >> you have an under performing society, john. >> how can you pretend to be a strong president by failing to fire the cabinet official? >> do you think anyone would say look, i think there's a problem in phoenix. some whistle blower just came out and...
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>> secretary hagel gets home from his trip tonight. he's home now. so now, presumably, with the secretary of defense in town, you can do something. russia onto leave for tuesday. i think the window is open. i think the window, once the inspectors leave, i think the window is open and most people think it will close obama goes to russia. >> i think it's hard to imagine to thesident going st. petersburg summit without having this happen, the idea of up that conversation. >> particularly in russia. partisannal thought, divide. would partisan as you expect. >> not at all. a lot of people pushing the into action in syria have been conservative republicans. as we do so often on the approval of the president don't seeissues, you a stark shift. gwen: i saw a lot of liberal vote and asking for a being very -- of obama'se, one governor to, first support barack obama for president, says he has to have a first. gwen: you have to think if it were senator obama, he would for it. >> under the legality in the he doesn't have to consult. gwen: we'll probably see thin
>> secretary hagel gets home from his trip tonight. he's home now. so now, presumably, with the secretary of defense in town, you can do something. russia onto leave for tuesday. i think the window is open. i think the window, once the inspectors leave, i think the window is open and most people think it will close obama goes to russia. >> i think it's hard to imagine to thesident going st. petersburg summit without having this happen, the idea of up that conversation. >>...
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robert sutcliffe, the executive director of the washington institute of near east policy and bernard hagel is a professor of near eastern studies at princeton university. and dahlia, a senior fellow at the ucla berkeley center for international relations. welcome to all three. bernard, let me begin with you. why is this important for riyadh and what are their most important asks? >> so, it's extremely important for riyadh because they would like to get certain guarantees from the united states. there is a fourth, or for issue that they would like which is a free-trade agreement with united states in addition to the ones we have listed. and i think they are interested in stability and they want to move away from the ideologies of anti-imperialism and resistance to the u.s. and the turmoil, which had -- characterize the history of the modern middle east until recently. so, it is very important for riyadh to normalize with israel, but under certain conditions. >> robert sutcliffe, security guarantees, advanced weapons, civil and nuclear program with enrichment, are these things that prime min
robert sutcliffe, the executive director of the washington institute of near east policy and bernard hagel is a professor of near eastern studies at princeton university. and dahlia, a senior fellow at the ucla berkeley center for international relations. welcome to all three. bernard, let me begin with you. why is this important for riyadh and what are their most important asks? >> so, it's extremely important for riyadh because they would like to get certain guarantees from the united...
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defense secretary chuck hagel told me yesterday, and of course, let's not forget he was president obama's defense secretary. this is what the american point of view seems to be now. >> there is no other way out of this. there is no military solution. at some point the united states is going to say enough is enough. we've never been in a war this long, and i think ghani understands that, and i think this approach is the only legitimate, wise responsible course of action to take. >> so he obviously fully backs what you are doing. i wonder what backing you're getting from the trump administration. they have not wanted to talk to the taliban even though the taliban has reached out directly to them. >> the secretary is right. we have to show an end to a war. we've had full support and backing from the trump administration and it's actually the new south asia strategy of the trump administration that has created the enabling environment to both have the strength to move forward with security reforms and consolidation of security and also to put the ultimate political solution clearly. we want t
defense secretary chuck hagel told me yesterday, and of course, let's not forget he was president obama's defense secretary. this is what the american point of view seems to be now. >> there is no other way out of this. there is no military solution. at some point the united states is going to say enough is enough. we've never been in a war this long, and i think ghani understands that, and i think this approach is the only legitimate, wise responsible course of action to take. >>...
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. >> senator hagel will be confirmed as the next secretary of defense. >> sequestration will be modified by congress before march 1. >>> the new common market between the united states and europe will turn out to be the most dominant new force in the economy over the next decade. >> i predict further research will show that unemployment goes up when the minimum wage goes up. bye bye ♪ [ music ] program is provided by the gruber family foundation and by the members of kqed. ♪ >>> as an openly gay man, it causes a significant amount of personal pain for me, when the church that i love says that homosexuality is incompatible with christian teaching. it's just fundamentally unfair and untrue. >> we wonder why these people keep banging on the doors, keep pushing us and pushing us, trying to back us into a corner. ♪ >> i think every time we go, we hope that this will be the year. you wanna believe that people will do the right thing. you wanna believe that of course the church will step up. >> san francisco pastor karen oliveto, berkeley divinity professor randall miller and bakersfield
. >> senator hagel will be confirmed as the next secretary of defense. >> sequestration will be modified by congress before march 1. >>> the new common market between the united states and europe will turn out to be the most dominant new force in the economy over the next decade. >> i predict further research will show that unemployment goes up when the minimum wage goes up. bye bye ♪ [ music ] program is provided by the gruber family foundation and by the members...
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. >> sreenivasan: democratic senator chuck schumer will back president obama's choice of chuck hagel for defense secretary. schumer said today the former republican senator has now addressed claims that he's anti- israel, among other things. california democrat barbara boxer also issued a statement of support. the backing of two prominent jewish senators is expected to help hagel ease concerns among other, pro-israel lawmakers. a major debt rating agency warned today the u.s. could lose its top credit status if there's a delay in raising the debt ceiling. the federal government is expected to exceed its borrowing limit by march, unless congress acts. if fitch does downgrade u.s. debt, it would join standard and poor's, which took that action in 2011 during the last debt ceiling debate. the u.s. house moved to pass a hurricane sandy relief bill this evening. $17 billion would go for immediate recovery in the affected northeastern states. another $33 billion is for long- term spending. some republicans argued that much of the money isn't for emergency relief at all. california's tom mc
. >> sreenivasan: democratic senator chuck schumer will back president obama's choice of chuck hagel for defense secretary. schumer said today the former republican senator has now addressed claims that he's anti- israel, among other things. california democrat barbara boxer also issued a statement of support. the backing of two prominent jewish senators is expected to help hagel ease concerns among other, pro-israel lawmakers. a major debt rating agency warned today the u.s. could lose...